How common is the surname Wilfred?

336 people in the United States had the surname Wilfred in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 918,886 Americans. It ranked 60,045th of 162,253 surnames.

How do you pronounce Wilfred?

Wilfred is /ˈwɪlfɹɪd/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Wilfred getting more or less common?

More common. 258 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 336 in 2010, up 30%.

Is Wilfred also a first name?

Yes. Wilfred is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Wilfred

A surname, carried by 336 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈwɪlfɹɪd/ 2 syllables Soundex W416 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wilfred is more common than 63% of them.

Origin

The name of two early Anglo-Saxon saints Wilfriþ, from Old English wil (“will”) + friþ (“peace”).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 336 people named Wilfred in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 918,886 Americans. That is up 30% since 2000, when the Census counted 258.

#60,045

rank among US surnames

336

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

+30.2%

change since 2000 (was #70,679)

Who is named Wilfred

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

52% of people named Wilfred identified as Black (not Hispanic), 26% as white (not Hispanic) and 16% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Black (not Hispanic) 52%
White (not Hispanic) 26%
Asian and Pacific Islander 16%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Two or more races 2.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Wilfred

Wilfred has the Soundex code W416, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W416.

Questions

Where does the surname Wilfred come from?: The name of two early Anglo-Saxon saints Wilfriþ, from Old English wil (“will”) + friþ (“peace”).
How common is the surname Wilfred?: 336 people in the United States had the surname Wilfred in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 918,886 Americans. It ranked 60,045th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Wilfred?: In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Wilfred identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 26% as white (not Hispanic).
How do you pronounce Wilfred?: Wilfred is /ˈwɪlfɹɪd/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Wilfred getting more or less common?: More common. 258 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 336 in 2010, up 30%.
Is Wilfred also a first name?: Yes. Wilfred is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.